Concern Over Chinese Investment
Cambodia’s largest opposition party has expressed concern that China’s investment in the country is heavily skewed towards exploiting natural resources, wreaking havoc on the environment. China is Cambodia’s largest investor by a wide margin, having poured U.S. $9.7 billion into the country over the past 18 ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/china-02072013175545.html
Cambodia's final poll results to be released on Aug. 14 if no complaints
The National Election Committee ( NEC) will release the official results of the general election on Aug. 14 if there are no complaints by political parties, according to NEC’s schedule Monday. “The official results with seat allocation and elected candidates will be released on Aug. ...
Xinhuanet
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/05/c_132604357.htm
Election worries for tourists
Chris Leyland had forgotten about Cambodia’s national elections when he made plans to travel into Phnom Penh from Vietnam with Jess Jackson, 34, and her two children. Had Leyland, a 41-year-old from Oxford, UK, remembered that it wasn’t going to be a normal weekend in Cambodia, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/election-worries-tourists
‘No Rush’ For Cambodia on Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement, Experts Say
Two ambitious trade negotiations are moving forward in the Asia Pacific, but Cambodia should first pursue a regional partnership before joining in with all of the Asia Pacific, trade experts say. Cambodia should build momentum on the existing Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, an Asean-driven agreement, before ...
Khoun Theara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/no-rush-for-cambodia-on-trans-pacific-trade-agreement-experts-say-cambodia/1794961.html
Cambodia's King Invites Hun Sen, Sam Rainsy to Talks
Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni has invited Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy for talks this aimed at resolving a standoff over recent elections as Sam Rainsy’s party filed a lawsuit accusing the country election body of vote fraud. Both Hun Sen and ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/cambodia-09122013180350.html
Cambodia opposition announces to stage mass protest on Oct. 23
The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) on Saturday announced that it would launch a mass protest on Oct. 23 in order to submit a petition to the United Nations. “A mass protest will be held on Oct.23 from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at the Freedom Park (in ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-09/28/c_132758766.htm
Debtors need mercy: CNRP
The opposition party has called on microfinance institutions to renegotiate payment terms with flood-affected loan holders. This year’s floods have affected 20 provinces and more than 1.7 million people, with 31,314 households evacuated, according to the Humanitarian Response Forum. The Cambodia National Rescue Party has asked that ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/debtors-need-mercy-cnrp
Muang Thai maps out expansion plan
Muang Thai Insurance is looking at acquiring portfolios from non-life insurers and selling non-life products to individuals in neighbouring countries as part of its plan to keep its premium income growing by 15 per cent annually in the next three to five years. “The merger model ...
Sucheera Pinijparakarn
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Muang-Thai-maps-out-expansion-plan-30241197.html
Lao dam impact on dolphin migration highlighted
Sub-national officials and communities in the province are concerned about the impact of Laos’ Don Sahong hydropower dam on the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin population in the downstream Mekong River. According to Reuters, the dam began operations and connected its power grid to the Kingdom earlier ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50681288/lao-dam-impact-on-dolphin-migration-highlighted
Waste collection fees to be paid via electronic payment systems
The City Hall today announced that people can now have their waste collection fees paid via multiple electronic payment systems from February 1. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, deputy chief of city hall Keut Che said people can pay for their rubbish collection ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50686342/waste-collection-fees-to-be-paid-via-electronic-payment-systems
Rice exports down 15% year-on-year in January
Cambodia exported 50,450 tonnes of rice worth $39 million to the international market in January, down 15.39 per cent compared to the same period in 2018, Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) secretary-general Lun Yeng said on Sunday. Yeng told The Post that Cambodian rice exports to ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-exports-down-15-year-year-january
Border opening on table
Cambodia and Thailand are in talks to open more border gates to import and export agricultural products after the two countries largely closed their borders amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Held on Tuesday on the Thai side of the border, the Cambodian delegation was led by ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/border-opening-table
Open letter to development partners in Cambodia on managing challenges related to the crisis presented by COVID-19
On 20 May 2020, the Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC) issued an open letter to all development partners in Cambodia on managing the challenges related to the crisis presented by COVID-19. In this open letter, the Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC) indicated 4 points calling ...
Cooperation Committee for Cambodia
Soldiers confirmed dead
Three Cambodian peacekeepers have been confirmed dead in Central African Republic, a day after they went missing following an attack on their convoy by a Christian militant group. The three men, Mao Eng, 37, Seang Norin, 35, and Mom Tola, 31, were shot to death and ...
Touch Sokha and Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/soldiers-confirmed-dead
Rainsy stands by Namhong accusation
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy yesterday repeated allegations that Foreign Minister Hor Namhong was responsible for collaborating with his Khmer Rouge captors at the Boeung Trabek prison camp between 1975 and 1979, leading to the murder and torture of numerous inmates.Rainsy, who is in the Philippines, ...
Meas Sokchea, Taing Vida and Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rainsy-stands-namhong-accusation
UXOs found in two separate provinces safely destroyed
Twenty anti-personnel mines and 60mm mortar tails found by residents in Siem Reap province’s Svay Loeu district and Preah Vihear province’s Choam Ksan district have been destroyed by the Cambodian Self Help Demining (CSHD) team. Svay Loeu district police chief Colonel Sun Eng said yesterday ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50741612/uxos-found-in-two-separate-provinces-safely-destroyed/
EAC: No power shortage this year
The Electricity Authority of Cambodia (EAC) said the Kingdom will not face a power shortage during this year’s dry season, as demand for electricity had declined due to the Covid-19 pandemic. EAC CEO Teng Sokomal said during a recent seminar that there is no significant increase ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/eac-no-power-shortage-year
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on “Legal aid providers”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on “Legal aid providers”. This bilingual new topic page give the overviews of the legal aid bodies in Cambodia, together with the related contents such as law and regulations, daily news and publications.=>Please click here to go ...
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new page on Budget and public procurement
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new profile page on Budget and public procurement in both Khmer and English. Together with the detail on National budget on uptrend, People’s livelihoods: Impact of the national budget and its constraints, Public debt situations in Cambodia, and ...
Announcement: Circular on the flood preparedness and response
On 04 September 2019, the Royal Government of Cambodia issued a Circular to advise the relevant ministries, institutions and local authorities to take necessary measures to prepare for the upcoming flood, which caused by Kajiki storm, to minimize the hardships and damage to the citizen’s ...
Royal Government of Cambodia